This is one of several books that I have bought by Trevor
Forest. Although my daughter was a baby at the time, I thought they would be
great for her to read, when she was old enough.
As the book is aimed at 8-12 year old children, I was
surprised when my daughter, not yet 4, brought me this book to read at bedtime.
Despite having no pictures, she still wanted me to read it to her. We read a
chapter a night and she really looked forward to going to bed to find out what
Peggy was going to get up to next.
I found it easy to read aloud and each chapter ended with a
little 'cliff-hanger' that draws you in to read on. It has some wonderful
imagery, and by the time we had reached chapter five, my little one was
starting to incorporate the antics of Peggy and Alfie into her play, often
re-enacting scenes from the book.
Set against the backdrop of World War 2 and the evacuation
of children from London, Peggy Larkin's War is full of childhood innocence,
mischief and logic associated with a good children's book, and sits comfortably
alongside those books of my own childhood by Enid Blyton.
A real treasure to read.
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